The History Guy

1948 Tinker Air Force Base Tornadoes (2024x31)

Air date: Mar 20, 2024

Only a handful of tornadoes each year cause loss of life and/or significant property damage- and such storms are certainly a significant part of American history. But a particularly costly storm in 1948 not only made history, it changed our very understanding of tornadoes themselves, resulting in the first tornado forecast.